LOGINSilvano's Pov“Is she safe?” I asked the man I sent to watch after her.“Yes boss. She hasn't left her house since she got back there. Though her brother and mother go to work, she doesn't leave the house. And there seem not to be any movement when she is alone,” “Okay. Inform me if there is something I need to know,”“Okay boss,” I said and ended the call. That was the tenth time I was calling him in three days. Three days since Grace left and it feels like three years. I haven't had a decent sleep and I am high on coffee. I have been burying myself in work and finding the bastard that I forget to even eat. “You should just go to her man. You are a working wreck,” Silvano said, typing on his laptop. “Not until I find the bastard.” I said to him, “Stop it man. You need her. And she needs you more than ever. Just go talk to her,” he said but I shook my head.“Let's just get to work.” I dismissed the discussion. I know Giovanni has more to say but he respected my order and I was
Grace's Pov I was hurt. Deeply hurt.If anyone was keeping something from me, it shouldn't be Silvano. I agreed to get married to him. I accepted to do life with me. He shouldn't have lied to me and kept things from me.The door to his office was not a flimsy thing, but I slammed it with all the force my shock and anger could muster. The sound echoed in the silent hallway, a physical manifestation of the crack in my heart.Grace Green.I clung to the name, the one thing he hadn't tainted yet. Gattina. It was his pet name for me, a soft word in a harsh world, but now it felt like a cage, a pretty, velvet-lined trap built on lies.The name doesn't make me feel special anymore. It made me feel stupid.I ran. I didn't care where I was going, only that I had to get away from him, from that office, from the scent of his cologne and the sight of his stunned, speechless face. I wanted to get far away from anything that reminded him of me.The cake tray lay abandoned on his desk, its slice
Grace's Pov Since Elisabetta’s situation, Silvano has been hard on himself. He is working so hard to catch the man. Just when he thinks he has a lead, he will discover it was a bluff.The amount of time he spends with me is also decreasing. He always comes back to the room later in the night when I am asleep. He would cuddle me to sleep or we would make love then early in the morning, he would be off again. Elizabetta didn't have any valid information for Silvano so he kept her in a cell. Luca, Giovanni, Antonio, Harper and Valentina were all busy. Once in a while I see Harper but the rest, it was like they were not in the same house as me. When they order takeouts, they order for me so I know they are in the house with me, just that they are so busy.I kept myself busy also. I watch movies, talk to my family, learn how to cook new foods and learn Italian.Yes, I was learning it. Though I knew the basics, I was still a slow learner. I just finished baking a new recipe for a cak
Grace's Pov I couldn't bear to listen to her screams and cries. I couldn't bear to see her in pain so Silvano took her with him.Where he was taking her to, I didn't know. She was my friend. Even though she hurt me, she was once my friend and I liked her.All I knew was that Silvano was going to question her and punish her. What the punishment was, I didn't know. I was alone in my room, just staring at the ceiling while thinking of everything to go on. It shouldn't have happened. Nothing was supposed to go wrong. I sighed and went to the bathroom. I ran the bathtub, then I stripped my clothes and got into the bathtub.I relaxed my muscles in the water and stayed like that for a long time. It was when Silvano came back, I left the bathroom to meet him. I wrapped the bathroom rope around myself and left the bathroom.He was sitting at the edge of the bed, his head in his hands. I walked to him and lifted his hands before straddling him. He raised his head and I saw the darkness
Grace's Pov .“Gattina, can it wait? I am in the middle of a meeting.” He asked. “No, it is urgent.” I said and I heard him dismiss the meeting before hearing him walking. “What is it?” He asked. “It is Elisabetta. It has always been her,” I told him. “I don't understand,” he said. “She was the one who planted the notes in our room, she was the one who told the kidnappers where to find me,” I said and immediately another thought dropped to my head and gasped. “Anything wrong, Gattina?” Silvano asked. “She is the cause of Salvatore’s death,” I said and I heard him stop walking. Harper and Valentina had also frozen as they heard him. Beside me, one the bed, Elisabetta held her breath as if scared of what will happen to her. “Where is she?” He asked after a long pause.“In our room. She came while Harper, Valentina and I were talking.” I told him. “I will be right there. Don't allow her to go anywhere “ he said and I nodded before ending the call. I dropped the phone and the
Grace's Pov Sleepless nights, loneliness, a cold bed.It was all I experienced during the days Silvano was out of town. I know I haven't given him the best treatment yet but not being here was worse. Luca and Harper are really trying their best. Harper slept with me one time. I couldn't sleep at night and woke up from my nightmare. Luca makes sure I wasn't idle, he makes silly jokes to make me smile, and he even orders takeout for us. They tried to cheer me up and to make me recover fast. Adrian and Elisabetta also came around frequently to see me and check up on me. For some reason, Elisa has been distant. Aside from the time I heard her say sorry, we haven't really spoken. She comes with Adrian and leaves almost immediately after him. The time Silvano called her to come and stay with me while he went out, she tried talking to me, but I wasn't having it. “Do you want to order ice cream, I am having a cake,” Luca said, walking by my side as I walked to the kitchen. “Yes, pl
Grace's Pov Harper leaned in like we were longtime friends about to gossip in high school hallways.“First of all, let me warn you that you didn't hear all I am about to tell you from me,” she said, and I zipped my mouth. “Never,” I assured her and she grinned.“Okay, the first one,” she said, lo
Grace's PovAT GRACE'S HOME Mum was setting the table, making sure everything was in place, and Soph was helping her. She didn't allow me to help her, saying she was welcoming me back to the house. Well, who was I not to take the special treatment?While they were preparing, I opened my bag and t
Grace's Pov “I had to take care of some situations and I was busy,”I shook my head.“That is not an answer. Did you ever think of me during the days you left?” I asked him and he looked away from me.“Eat up before your pancakes get cold,” he said, cutting his pancakes with his knife and putting
Grace's Pov “No. No. No.” I shook my head. “Grace—” he started but I interrupted him. “You said you were bringing me to my family, not taking me back with you,” I said, closing the door silently behind me to stop Soph from hearing us while Silvano moved back a lot.“You can always come back here







